叫作 jiàozuò to call
to call; to be called
How to remember 叫作: 叫 call + 作 do = to call.
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How it is used
- A formal way to introduce what something is called or termed: 这种现象叫作"蝴蝶效应" (zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng jiàozuò "húdié xiàoyìng") - this phenomenon is called the butterfly effect.
- Close in meaning to 叫做 jiàozuò, both more written/explanatory than plain 叫 jiào, which is used for everyday naming (他叫小明 - his name is Xiaoming).
- Common in definitions and explanatory writing.